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Descendants of William Bowie

Generation No. 3

4. ROBERT WILLIAM³ BOWIE (ROBERT DAVIES², WILLIAM¹) was born January 31, 1885 in Chambersburg (Trenton), and died August 12, 1929 in Trenton. He married (1) JULIA COLE DISBROW November 26, 1903 in Camden, NJ, daughter of JAMES DISBROW and MARGARET. She was born 1887 in New Jersey, and died Unknown. He married (2) GERTRUDE DARR November 15, 1913. She was born 1890 in Pennsylvania, and died Unknown.

Notes for ROBERT WILLIAM BOWIE:
Robert W. Bowie first shows up in the 1900 Census at age 15. He appears in the Trenton City Directory in 1906, as living at home at 408 Genesee Street and was a painter . In 1910 he was still at painter living at 1133 E. State and in 1913 he was still a painter boarding at 207 Lamberton St. and does not appear in the 1916 directory. In 1914 he was living at 3305 Powelton Avenue, Philadelphia. In 1920 census, he was living with Gertrude and their 10 month old son, Robert W. Jr. in the household of his brother, Albert for whom he worked as a laborer. In the 1925 Phila. City Directory he and Gertrude (and John & Mame) were living with Sarah at 4618 Kingsessing. The family bible has his death as 08/12/1929. His obituary lists his address as 4823 Kingsessing Avenue, West Philadelphia. Burial was in Arlington Cemetery. He was apparently living with his mother at the time of his death as the funeral was held from her house at the same address.

There are two marriages listed for Robert in the bible. One is written in the bible and gives the name Gertrude Darr on 11/15/1913. It appears that they moved from Trenton to Philadelphia, at least temporarily, after the marriage.

On the back of a business card of his father's is handwritten "Robert William Bowie and Julia Cole Disbrow married Nov 26 1903 in Camden, NJ"

4/01-(12th Ward, ed 93, pg 143a) the 1910 census has him living with Julia at 1133 E. State St. He was 25 and she 23 and it was a first marriage for both. They has been married for 5 years (?) and were renting. They could both read and write English and he was a painter on the railroad. They had a five year old daughter living (out of 2 births). Question: could Thelma (1903) have been their first child born before their marriage? See notes under Robt. D for 1920 census. Ironically, the name is still not legible in the 1920 census where Julia is living with her parents and daughter (ED 100, pg 7a)

The 1920 census list a Thelma Bowie, age 16, born in NJ as a prisoner in the Hudson Co. Jail. Both of her parents were born in NJ.

More About ROBERT WILLIAM BOWIE:
Occupation: Painter

Notes for JULIA COLE DISBROW:
In the 1920 City Directory there is a Julia Bowie at 146 S. Broad Street who was a dressmaker and in 1921 she was at 165 E. Front

Notes for GERTRUDE DARR:
From the 1920 census both of her parents were born in Pennsylvania.

Children of ROBERT BOWIE and JULIA DISBROW are:

	i.		CLARA (THELMA?)⁴ BOWIE, b. Private.
	ii.		UNKNOWN CHILD BOWIE, b. Private.

Child of ROBERT BOWIE and GERTRUDE DARR is:

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ROBERT W.⁴ BOWIE, b. Private.

5. ALBERT³ BOWIE (ROBERT DAVIES², WILLIAM¹) was born July 02, 1889 in Chambersburg (Trenton), and died Unknown in Jacksonville, FL. He married GRACE BEEDLE June 20, 1913, daughter of EDWARD BEEDLE and ELIZABETH SPONHEIMER. She was born January 04, 1890 in Canonsburg, PA., and died January 1975 in Jacksonville, FL.

Notes for ALBERT BOWIE:
Albert was a 10 year old student in the 1900 Census and never showed up in the City Directory.

Notes for GRACE BEEDLE:
Information taken from SSI for birth & death and parents names.

More About GRACE BEEDLE:
Social Security Number: May 22, 1962, 263-76-4469

Marriage Notes for ALBERT BOWIE and GRACE BEEDLE:
Marriage date from family bible. In the 1920 census, Albert and Grace (both 29) were living in Butler Co, (2nd Precinct, ED 16, Pg 3A). With them were their children, Albert, age 4 and Elizabeth, 2 months. Also living and working with them were Albert's brothers, John and Robert and families! The adddress was 238 West Cunningham Street, Butler. Albert owned a fish market where his brothers worked. He also owned the home in which they all lived.

Children of ALBERT BOWIE and GRACE BEEDLE are:

ALBERT⁴ BOWIE, JR., b. October 09, 1915, East Pittsburgh, PA; d. May 1987, Jacksonville, FL.

Notes for ALBERT BOWIE, JR.:
Writer has copy of SSA application made April 22, 1938 indicating that Albert, age 22, was living in Dinsmore, FL and was working for True Fruit on Kings St. His father is listed as Albert and his mother as Grace (Beedle). His SS # was 264-12-7399. Death information is taken from the SS Index after matching with application. I believe that Albert started a large dairy farm that is still operated by his descendants.

More About ALBERT BOWIE, JR.:
Social Security Number: 264-12-7399

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ELIZABETH B. BOWIE, b. Private.

6. STELLA CRESLAR³ BOWIE (ROBERT DAVIES², WILLIAM¹) was born November 10, 1893 in Trenton, NJ, and died November 19, 1961 in Trenton, NJ. She married THOMAS F. NOLAN, JR. Abt. 1913 in Trenton, NJ or Philadelphia, Pa, son of THOMAS NOLAN and LAURA WAGNER. He was born August 11, 1892 in Trenton, NJ, and died October 19, 1964 in Hightstown, NJ.

Notes for STELLA CRESLAR BOWIE:
Family history always had Stella being born in Philadelphia but the 1900 Census indicates that she was born in NJ. Apparently she went to live in Philadelphia with her mother when she was in her late teens and she and Tom may have married there as I am unable to find a marriage certificate for them in NJ. Their oldest daughter was born in Trenton in September 1914 so they most likely lived there their entire married life.

During WW II all four of her sons were in the service and she received an Emblem of Honor from Trenton's Mayor Hartman. She was a quiet woman who whistled softly all the time. Grandmother, as we all called her, was the disciplinarian when all the Nolan clan got together every Sunday in Hightstown, NJ. My fondest memories of her include nights spent at their house and her wonderful cooking, especially her pot roast and hamburgers! She suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and died shortly thereafter.

More About STELLA CRESLAR BOWIE:
Burial: November 1961, St. Mary's Cemetery

Notes for THOMAS F. NOLAN, JR.:
Tom Nolan attended Notre Dame University from 1906-1908. He returned to Trenton where he married Stella Bowie and raised five children. For his entire adult life he lived in the same home which was attached to the grocery store he ran until shortly before his last illness. He was the patriarch of the family and many of his children and grandchildren visited every Sunday with him at his daughter, Eleanore Shuman's home in Hightstown, NJ.

Writer was unable to locate a marriage certificate for Tom & Stella so it may be that they were married in Philadelphia. More research will follow. Also, he first appeared in City Directory in 1916 (He had already been married for approximately 3 years and had Eleanore by then). From 1916-18, he was listed as a clerk living at 197 Humboldt. He didn't appear in the 1919 book and by 1920 was living at 169 Pennington.

More About THOMAS F. NOLAN, JR.:
Burial: October 1964, St. Mary's Cemetery
Occupation: Grocer

Children of STELLA BOWIE and THOMAS NOLAN are:

ELEANORE⁴ NOLAN, b. September 20, 1914, Trenton, NJ; d. February 25, 1984, Naples, FL; m. MAURICE P. SHUMAN, September 18, 1938; b. February 11, 1910, Salem, NJ; d. June 01, 1995, Jacksonville, FL.

Notes for ELEANORE NOLAN:
Eleanore wrote the book "The Trenton Story" which was published in 1958. Per her SS application, she was born in Trenton (not Philadelphia).

More About ELEANORE NOLAN:
Degree: Trenton Normal School
Occupation: Historian, Teacher and Newspaper Columnist
Social Security Number: July 24, 1951, 146-26-0379

Notes for MAURICE P. SHUMAN:
"Mickey" was born and raised in Salem, NJ. His parents died young and he was raised by his older siblings. He attended Ursinus College and form any years was an instructor and the head football coach at Peddie School in Hightstown, NJ. The football field has been named in his honor. He and Eleanore raised their family on the school grounds in the Octagon House.

More About MAURICE P. SHUMAN:
Degree: Ursinus College
Occupation: Teacher & Football Coach-Peddie School

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THOMAS F. NOLAN III, b. October 17, 1916, Trenton, NJ; d. April 25, 1980, Naples, FL; m. M. VIRGINIA CHRISTIE, October 21, 1944, Trenton, NJ; b. April 13, 1921, Trenton, NJ; d. September 09, 1974, Naples, FL.

Notes for THOMAS F. NOLAN III:
Tom was the oldest son of Tom, Jr. & Stella. He graduated from Cathedral High School in 1934, attended Brown Academy and the University of Virginia. He enlisted in the Army Air Corp on January 17, 1942. After completing pilot training he received his wings and flew the "Hump" during WW II.

After the war, Tom opened a grocery store in Yardley, Pa. and later added to the chain with one store in Morrisville and another in Levittown. Financial difficulties forced him to close the stores in approximately 1957. For years he was an automobile salesman and manager until his move to Florida in 1969. For one year he worked as a chemical salesman for his cousin, Lou, and then opened the Moorings Laundromat and Dry Cleaning in Naples, Fl. He ran that, despite health problems, until his death in April 1980.

Thirty yearS after WW II, Tom was the recipient of the China War Memorial Medal which he presented to his only grandson, Sean Myers, shortly before his death.

More About THOMAS F. NOLAN III:
Burial: April 1980, Naples Memorial Gardens (FL)
Education: Bet. 1934 - 1935, University of Virginia
Military service: Capt- Army Air Corps WW II-Pilot
Occupation: Businessman-Grocer, Sales & Dry Cleaning

Notes for M. VIRGINIA CHRISTIE:
Mary Virginia (Ginny) was the oldest child of Alfred and Nan. She attended Blessed Sacrament, Cathedral High (1939) and St. Elizabeth's College (1941) graduating with honors from all.

An active member of the Junior League of Trenton, she was President from 1957-59 and served in many other capacities. Additionally, she was a substitute teacher with the Pennsbury Schools until she and Tom moved to Florida in February 1969.

On December 18, 1973 she was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer and succumbed on September 9, 1974.

More About M. VIRGINIA CHRISTIE:
Burial: September 1974, Naples Memorial Gardens (FL)
Degree: June 1943, St Elizabeth's College, Convent Station, NJ
Education: 1939, Cathedral High School, Trenton, NJ
Elected: President-Jr. League of Trenton
Occupation: Substitute Teacher

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ROBERT J. NOLAN, b. January 09, 1918, Trenton, NJ; d. February 23, 1972, Springfield, VA; m. CLARE RICHTER, Private; b. Private.

More About ROBERT J. NOLAN:
Degree: Bucknell University
Graduation: The Peddie School
Occupation: Career military and commander of SAC

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MARTIN JOSEPH NOLAN, b. August 04, 1919, Trenton, NJ; d. October 24, 1993, Haven Beach, NJ; m. MARY J. GALLAGHER, 1942; b. May 17, 1920, Scranton, PA; d. May 29, 2001, Falls Church, VA.

More About MARTIN JOSEPH NOLAN:
Baptism: August 17, 1919, St. Mary's Cathedral, Trenton, NJ
Cremation: October 1993

More About MARY J. GALLAGHER:
Burial: Unknown, Haven Beach, NJ
Cremation: May 31, 2001, Falls Church, VA
Occupation: Teacher-Pennsbury Schools

RICHARD D. NOLAN, b. October 01, 1921, Trenton, NJ; d. September 08, 1970, Princeton, NJ; m. PATRICIA CASSON, Private; b. Private.

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